UMTS criteria should be met:UMTSMinimum seven (7) years of RF engineering experience. Minimum three to four years of recent experience in radio network design, implementation and tuning/optimization on WCDMA systems.Past Leadership experience in at least five UMTS projects. One project must be the leader for all technical activities in a large scale (major metropolitan area or state wide geographic area) and responsibilities must include technical organization and oversight of work and demonstrated excellence in communications with team, project manager, and customer.Experience in working with different RAB services - CS, PS, HSDPA and EULUnderstanding of signalling in between different interface specially Uu, Iub, Iur, Iu-Cs and Iu-Ps

DesignDetailed understanding of the link budgetHave used the planning tools such as Aircom Asset3G, Planet EV, AtollDetailed understanding of inputs required, and how to create a new project in a planning toolAble to perform model tuningHave used the ACP (Automatic Cell Planning) tool, preferably Wines, AriesoAble to make recommendations to improve a network design (cell plan)Detailed understanding of Monte Carlos Analysis.Experience in Scrambling Code and Neighbor planning.

TuningAble to make recommendations in parameter changes, feature activations on drive test data to improve the system performance.Detailed understanding of optimization tools such as TEMS investigation, Actix, AgilentExperience in tuning a loaded network, and understand the difference between artificial and real traffic loadingDetailed understanding of Layer 3 messagingAble to collect and analyze drive data and performance statistics, and solve complex issuesKnowledge on how IRAT procedures can affects the overall Service Quality both for PS and CS trafficSuggests improvements to toolsUnderstand the impact of adding 2nd carrier/ 3rd carrier on the network

OptimizationHas the competence to implement and experiment on RAN features relative to traffic analysisUnderstands the relationship between Soft/Softer Handovers and Network Capacity, and how to optimize both.Detailed knowledge of the Ericsson OSS, and how to operate the optimization toolsDetailed knowledge of KPIs and able to make recommendations to improve themUnderstand how enhance uplink tuning is performedDetailed understanding and experience in HSDPA optimization

Additional SkillsProficient with MapInfo, MS OfficeFlexibility of extensive travel within the USExcellent verbal and written communication skillsAbility to operate with high degree of independence, while managing project and customer expectationsAbility to coordinate activities with various Ericsson departments, divisions and companiesAbility to identify and interpret customer requirements, and develop plans to address them